[2] The building was originally planned as a Free Library and School of Art by Dudley Borough Council.

[7] The Museum and Art Gallery was closed by Dudley Council on 22 December 2016 as part of cost-cutting efforts.

[14] In 1911, local MP Brooke Robinson bequeathed his collection of paintings, furniture, ceramics, enamels and medals to Dudley.

The objects were on display in a dedicated room in the museum which contained a miscellaneous collection of 17th, 18th and 19th century British and European paintings, furniture and ceramics, together with oriental ceramics, Japanese netsuke and inro, Bilston enamels, commemorative medals, Greek, Roman and Egyptian pottery and personal memorabilia relating to Brooke Robinson and his two wives.

[16] The museum also held a large collection of fine art, including oil paintings, watercolours, and prints, which were rotated in and out of display.